Disillusioned Angry Teenagers

‘They’re destroying their own communities!’

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:12:33 -0400

‘They’re destroying their own communities!’:

The London riots & the anger they sparked

On Thursday the 4^thof August, 2011, police shot dead a 29 year old man named Mark

Police officers stand near a barricade of burning and…

"They're destroying their own communities!" - The London Riots

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:44:41 -0400

"They're destroying their own communities!" - The London Riots:

On Thursday the 4th of August, 2011, police shot dead a 29 year old man named Mark Duggan in Tottenham. A fatal police shooting is rare – there have only been seven in the last three years, according to the IPCC. Duggan was shot during a planned arrest carried out under Operation Trident, an initiative which attempts to tackle gun crime with the Afro-Carribean community.

Duggan’s death, however, is the only clear and undisputed fact. Initial circumstances were hazy: Duggan had been a passenger in a minicab and the police vaguely suggested that he fired at police officers – a bullet was found lodged in a police radio and there were dewy eyed reports of how this humble radio had saved an officer’s life. Soon it emerged that although an illegal firearm had been recovered, there was no evidence that it had been discharged. The bullet in the radio is now suspected to be from a police firearm. If the Met do have any evidence that Duggan was killed in self defence rather than shot in cold blood, they’re keeping it very quiet.

Police officers shooting dead a black man in a deprived area of inner London sounds like a recipe for trouble on its own. Factor in that so far they have failed to clarify the nature of the incident to the community and you already have a volatile situation. But the Met’s incompetence made everything much stickier. As is usual with a fatal incident, the IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission) launched an enquiry into Duggan’s death within hours. However in the handover from the Metropolitan Police to the IPCC, the job of telling Duggan’s parents that their son was dead was “overlooked”. There was also an unexplained delay of 36 hours between Duggan’s death and his family being allowed to see him, and his fiancée waited three hours at the local police station on Saturday to find out anything about how he died (the circumstances of which the police have been silent on), only to be told that nobody had any answers for them.

A protest was held the next day, a Sunday, beginning around five o’clock. Residents marched from Broadwater Farm estate to the local police station, demanding justice for Duggan. As usual, the police claim that protesters started the violence by setting alight to a patrol car. Eyewitnesses claim that it started when riot police attacked a sixteen year old girl (video footage of that incident is here).

That was it; that was all that was needed. The situation quickly spiralled out of control. (read more)

DAT Round Up - Online Now!

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:00:07 -0500

DAT Round Up - Online Now!:

The DAT team just kept on stumbling into little bits and pieces that we were thought were brilliant/useful/interesting, and now we’ve decided to share our highlights with you guys! From now on, keep your eyes peeled for the DAT Round Up, where we’ll published articles, videos, interviews (and more) to keep you entertained and up to the minute….

All Shook Up - The English Baccalaureate Online Now!

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:00:06 -0500

All Shook Up - The English Baccalaureate Online Now!:

If you happen to be a 14 year old in Britain right now, you’ve probably heard a lot about the new English Baccalaureate, which has been announced over the past few months. Even if you’re no spring chicken, it might be useful to know exactly what this means for the UK’s education system, which as we know all too well has been tipped on it’s head of late…

Justice For Cash (How the ConDems are discriminating against single parents) - Online Now!

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:00:06 -0500

Justice For Cash (How the ConDems are discriminating against single parents) - Online Now!:

You’re out in town one day, running a few errands, when out of nowhere somebody grabs you by the arm and demands your purse. They’re a lot bigger than you, so you hand it over and they go running off. You then ring the police (thinking thank God they weren’t a very thorough mugger). The police arrive, take your details and statement from you, a description of the guy, and assure you he’ll be brought to justice. You’re feeling shaken but reassured by the nice police officer, and she turns around and says…

“That’ll be £20, please”?

Imagine if this was the situation we faced. If we were forced to pay for our right to justice. It’s ridiculous.

But worryingly, that’s the predicament we find ourselves in today….

Ways in which the Con-Dems have fucked us over since failing to win an election in 2010

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:26:48 -0500

Ways in which the Con-Dems have fucked us over since failing to win an election in 2010:

Tuition fees raised from around £3000 to £6000-£9000 a year.
Funding cut for humanities subjects in…

Ways in which the Con-Dems have fucked us over since failing to win an election in 2010 - Online Now!

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:26:20 -0500

Ways in which the Con-Dems have fucked us over since failing to win an election in 2010 - Online Now!:

Ways in which the Con-Dems have fucked us over since failing to win an election in 2010:

Tuition fees raised from around £3000 to £6000-£9000 a year.
Funding cut for humanities subjects in further education.
Cut the police budget by 20%, meaning there will be 10,000+ less police officers by 2015.
Raised VAT to 20%, hitting the poorest hardest….

Practical Protest Advice - Online now! Particularly useful given upcoming demos.

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:16:54 -0500

Practical Protest Advice - Online now! Particularly useful given upcoming demos. :

Okay. So you’ve got your placard, you’ve got your shouting voice, and you’ve got your anger. Check. But there’s a couple of other things you might want before you head out to bring down the government.

Just to make it clear- when going to a protest you need to prepare for any eventuality. We’re not saying ‘when you go to a protest, you will inevitably be beaten up and arrested’, because that’s daft and will needlessly scare people. But it just makes sense to have everything you might want….

A Brief Introduction to Kettling - online now!

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:06:17 -0500

A Brief Introduction to Kettling - online now!

Cambridge Protest – 30th November 2010

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:56:48 -0500

Cambridge Protest – 30th November 2010:

Cambridge Protest - 30th November 2010

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:20:00 -0500

Cambridge Protest - 30th November 2010:

After the initial excitement of the Millbank protest we all agreed that we needed to keep the momentum going and prove that it was just the beginning. We decided one of the best ways to do this was by attending local protests as this would show the widespread dissatisfaction that students and other members of society hold for the government.

I had been keeping up with the progress of the Cambridge university occupation of the Old Schools building and admired their peaceful conduct and determination. So when I heard about the protest in Cambridge I knew I had to join not only to express my anger about the ridiculous plans for higher education fees but also to support those involved in the occupation. Two of my friends and I set out armed with a banner reading ‘we are angry’ and lots of layers. At first I was feelings slightly apprehensive about walking out of school but the apprehension soon faded into excitement. When we arrived at Cambridge station we didn’t really know what to expect, we hadn’t any ideas of the numbers estimated or the plan for the day. We had heard that the Protest was due to start at midday outside Kings College and we had a vague idea of where it was. We wondered around the town for a while and noticed a heavy police presence, we tried to blend in but the banner made us conspicuous and we suffered many suspicious glares from the windows of riot vans. We heard faint chants of ‘no ifs, no buts, no education cuts’ but it wasn’t until we resorted the wonder of satnav that we found our way to the starting point…

The Parliament Square Kettle: An Eyewitness Account. First article!

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:53:38 -0500

The Parliament Square Kettle: An Eyewitness Account. First article!:

Violence is easy to condemn. From as early as I can remember, it has been drilled into me that violence is wrong. Hurting people is unacceptable. Breaking the law is not cool, it’s stupid. Being a nice middle class white girl, I’ve always believed this. But when you are angry beyond belief, when you’re too young to vote, when writing to your MP has achieved zero, when your peaceful protest is ignored, when your government doesn’t care what you think and pre-election pledges mean nothing- then you understand why violence has a place. And you understand why people turn to it.

I set out for the day with a close female friend of mine. We’d arranged to meet my older sister before joining up with her friends outside the SOAS occupation. We knew that the chances of getting kettled and the protest turning violent were high, which is why we arranged to go with more seasoned activists. We’d agreed a no violence stratagem before hand, and if anyone felt uncomfortable at any point we would leave. We headed over to SOAS, joking and swapping news of how various occupations were going…

Disillusioned Angry Teenagers

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:37:29 -0500

With any luck we’ve managed to integrate our blog with this tumblr, so you’ll be kept up to date with all our latest articles.

For those of you who’ve never heard of Disillusioned Angry Teenagers before (which will be approximately all of you), we’re a collaborative political blog, formed in response to the UK coalition government raising tuition fees.

DAT is a collective blog run by a group of the aforementioned disillusioned angry teens. Newspapers are founded for profit. They sell stories. We are a non-profit organisation. We want to tell the truth.

DAT has 3 main aims and objectives:

To provide a news outlet with first hand accounts and interesting commentary, where content is easy to find and free from the outrageously biased reporting we see in the conventional press.
We want to provide an insight from a young person’s point of view.
We want to prove that actually, teenagers aren’t lazy, apathetic and stupid. We’re smart, we’re organised, and we are not afraid to fight for what we believe in.

We want the government to stop lying to us. We have lost faith in the major political parties. We have lost faith in the police. Those who have power and authority have betrayed us. We want to remind the government that they work for us. We are the next generation of voters – and we’re not pleased.

DAT is based solely on the principles of co-operation and collaboration. All decisions are discussed first, and only agreed unanimously.

Reblog to help spread the word - we want to reach as many people as we can. Remember, we welcome contributions, comments, feedback, requests for posts - you can message us on here, or email us at disillusionedangryteens@hotmail.co.uk.

Open your eyes to the corporate bullshit that the press feeds us every single day.

Viva la revolution,

The DAT team. x

Disillusioned Angry Teenagers

‘They’re destroying their own communities!’

The London riots & the anger they sparked

On Thursday the 4thof August, 2011, police shot dead a 29 year old man named Mark

"They're destroying their own communities!" - The London Riots

DAT Round Up - Online Now!

All Shook Up - The English Baccalaureate Online Now!

Justice For Cash (How the ConDems are discriminating against single parents) - Online Now!

Ways in which the Con-Dems have fucked us over since failing to win an election in 2010

Ways in which the Con-Dems have fucked us over since failing to win an election in 2010 - Online Now!

Practical Protest Advice - Online now! Particularly useful given upcoming demos.

A Brief Introduction to Kettling - online now!

Cambridge Protest – 30th November 2010

Cambridge Protest - 30th November 2010

The Parliament Square Kettle: An Eyewitness Account. First article!

Disillusioned Angry Teenagers

On Thursday the 4^thof August, 2011, police shot dead a 29 year old man named Mark